One in 5 adults today has a clinically significant mental health or substance use disorder, and US nursing homes are facing unprecedented challenges when it comes to treating such patients inside ...

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A troubling trend has already closed numerous nursing homes throughout the state. Health care workers say cuts to Medicaid ...

That allows Republicans in Congress to say they are not cutting Medicaid benefits or eligibility, even if that is the ...

In Chautauqua County, more than 45% of children, and 36% of adults, are covered by Medicaid or the Children’s Health Insurance Program). That’s nearly half of our children, and more than a third of ...

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Medicaid is the primary payer for nursing home care in Florida — and the only way that two-thirds of nursing home residents ...

Unsure how to manage LTC residents, particularly high-needs and frail older adults, health care payers such as managed care ...

After being a nurse for 12 years, Kacie Gikonyo became a death doula who works with terminally ill people and their loved ones to prepare for a client's death. She talks with PEOPLE about the ...

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Demographic shifts mean there will be more aging Minnesotans and a smaller workforce to provide care. University of Minnesota experts discuss how this will impact communities.